Xennial Memes
Black serif text on a plain light gray background reads: "Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself." followed by the attribution "– Rumi".

Rumi on Wisdom and Changing Yourself

A plain-text Rumi quote about trading youthful cleverness for wisdom: stop trying to change the world and start changing yourself. A grown-up lesson for Xennials.

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Black serif text on a plain light gray background reads: "Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself." followed by the attribution "– Rumi".

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